Personal Blog Platform

A modern, full-stack blog application built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and EJS. This platform allows users to create, read, update, and delete blog posts, along with user authentication and authorization features.

🚀 Features

• User Authentication

  • Secure user registration and login
  • JWT-based authentication
  • Password hashing with bcrypt
  • Protected routes

• Blog Management

  • Create, read, update, and delete blog posts
  • Rich text editing capabilities
  • Responsive design for all devices
  • Categorization and tagging system

• User Experience

  • Clean and intuitive interface
  • Real-time form validation
  • Responsive navigation
  • Error handling and user feedback

🛠 Tech Stack

• Frontend:

  • EJS (Embedded JavaScript templates)
  • CSS3 for styling
  • JavaScript (ES6+)
  • Responsive design

• Backend:

  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • MongoDB with Mongoose ODM

• Authentication:

  • JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
  • bcrypt for password hashing
  • Cookie-based sessions

• Development Tools:

  • Nodemon for development server
  • Dotenv for environment variables
  • CORS for cross-origin requests

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• npm or yarn
• MongoDB (local or Atlas)

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone [your-repository-url]
   cd Blog-Project

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables Create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables:

   PORT=3000
   MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
   CORS_ORIGIN=http://localhost:3000
   

4. Start the development server

   npm run dev

5. Open in browser Visit http://localhost:3000 in your web browser

📂 Project Structure

Blog-Project/
├── public/              # Static files (CSS, JS, images)
│   ├── styles/          # CSS files
│   └── js/              # Client-side JavaScript
├── src/
│   ├── controllers/     # Request handlers
│   ├── db/              # Database connection
│   ├── middleware/      # Custom middleware
│   ├── models/          # Database models
│   ├── routes/          # Route definitions
│   └── utils/           # Utility functions
├── views/               # EJS templates
│   ├── partials/        # Reusable components
│   └── pages/           # Main page templates
├── .env                 # Environment variables
├── app.js               # Express app configuration
├── index.js             # Application entry point
└── package.json         # Project dependencies and scripts

🔧 Available Scripts

• npm run dev - Start the development server with nodemon
• npm start - Start the production server

👨‍💻 Author

• Aditya Sai Prem - [Your GitHub Profile]